build: use our own version of ax_check_link_flag

[Akim Demaille]

commit c352e9bf3a4653d5c7726535fa17cb499e025418
Author: Akim Demaille <address@hidden>
Date:   Sun Sep 23 08:57:13 2018 +0200

    build: use our own version of ax_check_link_flag
    
    The message on configure is misleading:
    
        checking whether the linker accepts -std=c++11... yes
        checking whether the linker accepts -std=c++14... yes
        checking whether the linker accepts -std=c++17... no
    
    It is the compiler that we check, not just the linker.
    
    * m4/ax_check_link_flag.m4: Remove.
    * m4/bison-check-compiler-flag.m4: New.
    * m4/bison-cxx-std.m4: Use it.

diff --git a/m4/ax_check_link_flag.m4 b/m4/ax_check_link_flag.m4
deleted file mode 100644
index 03a30ce4..00000000
--- a/m4/ax_check_link_flag.m4
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,53 +0,0 @@
-# ===========================================================================
-#    https://www.gnu.org/software/autoconf-archive/ax_check_link_flag.html
-# ===========================================================================
-#
-# SYNOPSIS
-#
-#   AX_CHECK_LINK_FLAG(FLAG, [ACTION-SUCCESS], [ACTION-FAILURE], 
[EXTRA-FLAGS], [INPUT])
-#
-# DESCRIPTION
-#
-#   Check whether the given FLAG works with the linker or gives an error.
-#   (Warnings, however, are ignored)
-#
-#   ACTION-SUCCESS/ACTION-FAILURE are shell commands to execute on
-#   success/failure.
-#
-#   If EXTRA-FLAGS is defined, it is added to the linker's default flags
-#   when the check is done.  The check is thus made with the flags: "LDFLAGS
-#   EXTRA-FLAGS FLAG".  This can for example be used to force the linker to
-#   issue an error when a bad flag is given.
-#
-#   INPUT gives an alternative input source to AC_LINK_IFELSE.
-#
-#   NOTE: Implementation based on AX_CFLAGS_GCC_OPTION. Please keep this
-#   macro in sync with AX_CHECK_{PREPROC,COMPILE}_FLAG.
-#
-# LICENSE
-#
-#   Copyright (c) 2008 Guido U. Draheim <address@hidden>
-#   Copyright (c) 2011 Maarten Bosmans <address@hidden>
-#
-#   Copying and distribution of this file, with or without modification, are
-#   permitted in any medium without royalty provided the copyright notice
-#   and this notice are preserved.  This file is offered as-is, without any
-#   warranty.
-
-#serial 6
-
-AC_DEFUN([AX_CHECK_LINK_FLAG],
-[AC_PREREQ(2.64)dnl for _AC_LANG_PREFIX and AS_VAR_IF
-AS_VAR_PUSHDEF([CACHEVAR],[ax_cv_check_ldflags_$4_$1])dnl
-AC_CACHE_CHECK([whether the linker accepts $1], CACHEVAR, [
-  ax_check_save_flags=$LDFLAGS
-  LDFLAGS="$LDFLAGS $4 $1"
-  AC_LINK_IFELSE([m4_default([$5],[AC_LANG_PROGRAM()])],
-    [AS_VAR_SET(CACHEVAR,[yes])],
-    [AS_VAR_SET(CACHEVAR,[no])])
-  LDFLAGS=$ax_check_save_flags])
-AS_VAR_IF(CACHEVAR,yes,
-  [m4_default([$2], :)],
-  [m4_default([$3], :)])
-AS_VAR_POPDEF([CACHEVAR])dnl
-])dnl AX_CHECK_LINK_FLAGS
diff --git a/m4/bison-check-compiler-flag.m4 b/m4/bison-check-compiler-flag.m4
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..7a2db576
--- /dev/null
+++ b/m4/bison-check-compiler-flag.m4
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+# bison-check-compile-flag.m4
+
+# serial 1
+
+# Copyright (C) 2018 Free Software Foundation, # Inc.
+
+# This file is free software; the Free Software Foundation
+# gives unlimited permission to copy and/or distribute it,
+# with or without modifications, as long as this notice is preserved.
+
+
+
+# BISON_CHECK_COMPILER_FLAG(FLAG,
+#                           [ACTION-SUCCESS], [ACTION-FAILURE],
+#                           [EXTRA-FLAGS])
+# -------------------------------------------------------------
+
+# Based on Autoconf Macro Archive's AX_CHECK_COMPILE_FLAG, but using
+# AC_LINK_IFELSE, not just AC_COMPILE_IFELSE to capture failures such
+# as:
+#
+#  ./c++.at:401:  $PREPARSER ./list
+#  stderr:
+#  ./list: error while loading shared libraries: libc++.so.1: cannot open 
shared object file: No such file or directory
+#
+# because we thought '-stdlib=c++' works, as it passes with AC_COMPILE_IFELSE.
+#
+# Not using AX_CHECK_LINK_FLAG, because its message is inappropriate:
+#
+#  checking whether the linker accepts -std=c++11... yes
+#  checking whether the linker accepts -std=c++14... yes
+#  checking whether the linker accepts -std=c++17... no
+AC_DEFUN([BISON_CHECK_COMPILER_FLAG],
+[AC_PREREQ(2.59)dnl for _AC_LANG_PREFIX
+AS_VAR_PUSHDEF([CACHEVAR],[ax_cv_check_[]_AC_LANG_ABBREV[]flags_$4_$1])dnl
+AC_CACHE_CHECK([whether _AC_LANG compiler accepts $1], CACHEVAR, [
+  ax_check_save_flags=$[]_AC_LANG_PREFIX[]FLAGS
+  _AC_LANG_PREFIX[]FLAGS="$[]_AC_LANG_PREFIX[]FLAGS $4 $1"
+  AC_LINK_IFELSE([m4_default([$5], [AC_LANG_PROGRAM()])],
+    [AS_VAR_SET(CACHEVAR,[yes])],
+    [AS_VAR_SET(CACHEVAR,[no])])
+  _AC_LANG_PREFIX[]FLAGS=$ax_check_save_flags])
+AS_IF([test x"AS_VAR_GET(CACHEVAR)" = xyes], [$2], [$3])
+AS_VAR_POPDEF([CACHEVAR])dnl
+])dnl BISON_CHECK_COMPILER_FLAGS
diff --git a/m4/bison-cxx-std.m4 b/m4/bison-cxx-std.m4
index 43e2a1d2..d5631caa 100644
--- a/m4/bison-cxx-std.m4
+++ b/m4/bison-cxx-std.m4
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ AC_DEFUN([BISON_CXX_COMPILE_STDCXX_11],
 AC_LANG_PUSH([C++])
 for f in '-std=c++11' '-std=c++11 -stdlib=libc++'
 do
-  AX_CHECK_LINK_FLAG([$f],
+  BISON_CHECK_COMPILER_FLAG([$f],
                      [AC_SUBST([CXX11_CXXFLAGS], [$f]) break],
                      [], [],
                      [_BISON_CXX_COMPILE_STDCXX_11_testbody])
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ AC_DEFUN([BISON_CXX_COMPILE_STDCXX_14],
 AC_LANG_PUSH([C++])
 for f in '-std=c++14' '-std=c++14 -stdlib=libc++'
 do
-  AX_CHECK_LINK_FLAG([$f],
+  BISON_CHECK_COMPILER_FLAG([$f],
                      [AC_SUBST([CXX14_CXXFLAGS], [$f]) break],
                      [], [],
                      [_BISON_CXX_COMPILE_STDCXX_14_testbody])
@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@ AC_DEFUN([BISON_CXX_COMPILE_STDCXX_17],
 AC_LANG_PUSH([C++])
 for f in '-std=c++17' '-std=c++17 -stdlib=libc++'
 do
-  AX_CHECK_LINK_FLAG([$f],
+  BISON_CHECK_COMPILER_FLAG([$f],
                      [AC_SUBST([CXX17_CXXFLAGS], [$f]) break],
                      [], [],
                      [_BISON_CXX_COMPILE_STDCXX_17_testbody])
@@ -158,7 +158,7 @@ AC_DEFUN([BISON_CXX_COMPILE_STDCXX_2A],
 AC_LANG_PUSH([C++])
 for f in '-std=c++2a' '-std=c++2a -stdlib=libc++'
 do
-  AX_CHECK_LINK_FLAG([$f],
+  BISON_CHECK_COMPILER_FLAG([$f],
                      [AC_SUBST([CXX2A_CXXFLAGS], [$f]) break],
                      [], [],
                      [_BISON_CXX_COMPILE_STDCXX_2A_testbody])